2017 GAMES DAILY NEWS

Welcome to the Games Daily Online for the 2017 National Senior Games presented by Humana! Our daily stories from June 2-15 capture the spirit of competition and camaraderie that characterize The Games. Each day's edition will be archived so you won't miss anything!

Use the links to view the 2017 Photo Gallery, find up-to-date Results, check out media coverage with Games In The News, and to visit our special 30th Anniversary micro site packed with features. Game On!

Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary Thanks for the Memories! Documenting a Movement We are proud to have honored three decades of the Senior Games Movement. “The National Senior Games: 30 Years of Fitness, Fun and Fellowship” made its debut at the Celebration of Athletes, and is now part of our special 30 th section at NSGA.com that is archived for the ages...

View photos of the action from today's competition here . Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary Alice Carroll Draws on Sports to Live a Full Life By now, followers of The Games Daily News know about “The Great Eight,” athletes who have competed in all of The Games since the first one in 1987 in St. Louis. One of those eight is Ed True of O’Fallon, Illinois. A...

View photos of the action from today's competition here . Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary Veterans Thrilled to Play Non-Ambulatory Sports at National Senior Games As we reported in the June 4 edition of the 2017 Games Daily News Online , NSGA received a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to help disabled veterans cover event registration and ...

View photos of the action from today's competition here . Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary The First: Tennessee Triathlete Tackles Terrain for Top Time In the pristine natural settings of Oak Mountain Park, 52-year-old Mike Stacks leapt into the early morning chilly waters of Double Oak Lake for the swimming leg of triathlon competition for the 2017 Nati...

View photos of the action from today's competition here . Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary Centenarian Superstar: “Hurricane Hawkins” Sets 100 Meter World Record A storm has been brewing inside Julia Hawkins for 101 years, and it unleashed its fury full force this week in Birmingham at the 2017 National Senior Games presented by Humana. With a tim...

View photos of the action from today's competition here . Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary A Celebration for The Ages Friday’s Celebration of Athletes did not disappoint the thousands of athletes and spectators who entered Legacy Arena and found pageantry, ceremony, recognition, inspiring speeches, and top entertainment. While the colorful Parade ...

View photos of the action from today's competition here . Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary Spotlight on The Games The spotlight shone on track and field at the 2017 National Senior Games presented by Humana yesterday. USA Today Humankind and Today.com were on site to showcase the amazing athletic efforts on display! Games Daily Recap The Ce...

View photos of the action from today's competition here . Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary The Golden Girls of The Games In the midst of cameras, reporters, family and fellow athletes, three women warmly embrace each other. The women, each from different states, proudly stand side by side after completing the 95+ 50Y backstroke race on Wednesday. ...

View photos of the action from today's competition here . Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary John Zilverberg - Still Rolling at 103 “I was born on August 2, 1913. I grew up in South Dakota…I enlisted in the Marines when the war started...” His face reflects years of experience and toil, and his body is bowed, but as John Zilverberg begins to speak, it’s har...

View photos of the action from today's competition here . Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary Vivian Stancil’s Costco Connection Vivian Stancil of Riverside, California was determined to make a change when doctors told her she might not live to see her 60 th birthday. She was terrified of water, weighed more than 300 pounds and was legally blind due to a ge...

View photos of the action from today's competition here . Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary Team Hanson: Five Siblings Take the Plunge When the five Hanson siblings dive into the pool at the 2017 National Senior Games presented by Humana, it will prove that dreams really do come true. For Jim Hanson, getting Team Hanson (his two sisters and two brothers) to all ...

View photos of the action from today's competition by visiting NSGA.com/2017photos. Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary Pat Boone to Play (and Sing!) at The Games Legendary entertainer Pat Boone is coming to Birmingham to play basketball and share a song with his fellow athletes. Last Thursday, the recording, film and television star held a media announcement even...

View photos of the action from today's competition by visiting NSGA.com/2017photos. Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary Flame of Fitness Ignites 30 th Anniversary Games Bo Carwyre of Birmingham has 91 reasons to celebrate. That’s because it took that many years before the track and field athlete was given the honor of being the torch bearer to set the cauld...